3/07/98 Native Title
An ironical look at the debate over Native Title - to what extent the
indigenous Australians have title rights to land.
10/07/98 No leunigs have appeared this week
11/07/98 No Whistling
This appeared under the banner "vintage Leunig" this week, as it first
appeared about a year ago.
After smoking was banned in office buildings here a few years ago,
the sight of groups of smokers huddled about ashtrays in laneways and outside
foyers during tea breaks made a curious addition to the cityscape.
I heard of one visiting businessman remarking on how many, and how brazen
were our prostitutes...
15/07/98 Technology of the Soul
16/07/98 I Love a
Sunburnt Country
A take on a piece of classic Australian poetry.
17/07/98 White Settlement
I love this...it's just so succinct!
23/07/98 Amazing Facts about the 20th Century
30/07/98 Consumption
Tax
The government are proposing an overhaul of the tax system if re-elected.
7/8/98 Rogue
Elephant
This week an elephant escaped from a circus in country Victoria.
12/8/98 I Love a
Sunburnt Package
The government released details of its' "tax reform package" this week.
21/8/98 Will You be Better Off?
28/8/98 Labor Tax
Package
This week the opposition released their tax package proposal for the
forthcoming federal election.
3/9/98 The Transience of Happiness
5/9/98 Father's Day Gift Idea Catalogue
10/9/98 Water
Sydney residents have been asked to boil their water several times
over the last few weeks due to high levels of toxic parasites.
12/9/98 Football
It's Aussie Rules finals time, again...
23/9/98 How To Help Your Country
26/9/98 One Vote
Federal elections in one week.
3/10/98 Michael is taking some time off - no new 'toons this week.
17/10/98 Still no new work, but here's last week's 'vintage' Leunig.
24/10/98 Another reprint this Saturday, but nothing during the week.
28/10/98 Highlights from the 1998 Festival of Alans
30/10/98 The Hat
It's Melbourne Cup week, where racing almost takes a back seat to fashion
- hats in particular. Model Jean Shrimpton stunned the fashion world
in the early 60's by wearing a miniskirt to the Cup, a conservative establishment
event.
31/10/98 The Festival of Clouds
5/11/98 The Ravings of a Sad Suburban Spaceperson
7/11/98 Reconciliation
The issue of reconciliation with native Australians transposed to interstate
rivalry makes for a VERY funny cartoon, if you're familiar with the themes...
11/11/98 Pack up your troubles...
13/11/98 'Fez Please'
Laments the passing of conductors on Melbourne trams, replaced by ticketing
machines
19/11/98 Shower of Little Meteors
9/12/98 A Little
Thing Made Big
This week, approval was announced for a local developer to erect the
world's tallest building here in Melbourne.
10/12/98 End of an
Innings
Cricket is supposed to be a gentleman's sport and this week it was
revealed that two popular Australian players have been involved in some
illegal trafficking of information (weather forecasts, apparently)
to a bookmaker.
25/12/98 The Smile
A Christmas greeting from The Age to all it's readers.
31/12/98 The Saddest
man in the World (reprint)
